Go For Adequate Information by David Ibiyeomie

Topic: Go For Adequate Information

The quality of information you get will determine how far you will go in life. Information is the bedrock of any transformation in life.

Hosea 4:6a (KJV) My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.

There is need for information in your quest for a change of position. It is important that you keep getting the right information consistently and continually because in life, what you hear will determine how you think, and how you think will determine how you behave, and how you behave will determine what you become.

Luke 8:18a (KJV) Take heed therefore how ye hear.

When you see a man behaving poor, he has heard something about poverty that makes him behave poor and he becomes a poor man. When you see a man that may not have physical cash but read something about wealth, he begins to think wealth, behaves like a rich man and ends up becoming a rich man. You can’t change a poor man’s status if you don’t look at where the information is coming from.

You can never be great if you don’t have the right information because every destiny is at the mercy of information.

Jesse Owens, an American athlete, was in school when his sports coach told him 4 things as information, “to be a great sport’s star, you need determination, dedication, attitude and discipline”. These 4 things the young man heard was what shaped his life to become a four-time Olympic gold medalist. Just one information!

Also Read: Determination: The Secret To Success By David Ibiyeomie

Information is very powerful, that’s why you don’t stop learning because when you stop learning, information will stop. Keep pace with current information. You cannot have an obsolete information and expect to produce any current result, don’t have an outdated information. Many don’t have regard for information because of tradition; they are so fixed that even when they see something better, they block their minds from accepting information.

Go for information! There is no substitute for sound knowledge. If you want unending exploits to be the best, then sound knowledge is important. Anything you are doing in life, you must have a current working knowledge. In whatever profession you are, be current. The world today is knowledge and technology activated

No one fails with facts. Information not updated will be obsolete, change is always proportionate to information. Do not expect to be great if you’re unwilling to pursue relevant information in your field. The information of yesterday is not the information of today.

Take a decision by placing value on your life and get information!

God bless you

Also Read: Other Inspiring Messages by Pastor David Ibiyeomie 

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Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

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Topic: The Writer’s Resource [Teens Open Heavens 9 October 2018]

Memorise: My heart is indicting a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Psalm 45:1

Read: Psalm 45:1-2 (KJV)

Bible In One Year: Isaiah 41-42, Colossians 1

MESSAGE:

Jesus is the Alpha and Omega. He is the letters A and Z. An implication of Jesus as Alpha and Omega is that, He is the Greatest Writer and Author. No wonder His book; the Bible, remains the greatest best-seller all through the ages.

It is a super book with 66 separate books, yet it has the same general theme; Jesus. This therefore gives writers hope. Are you struggling with ideas? Are you struggling with your academics? Go to the Alpha and Omega. He can give you ideas and show you ways to excel in your academics that will make you outstanding.

Key Point: The greatest treasure of any writer is the Alpha and Omega. Do you have Him?

Also Read: Teen Open Heaven Daily Devotional by Pastor Adeboye

Hymn 10:

1. What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

2. Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
Can we find a Friend so faithful?
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer!

3. Are we weak and heavy laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield You;
You wilt find a solace there.

Daily Devotional for Teen’s guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries.

Topic: God Will Protect You [DCLM Daily Manna 9 October 2018 Daily Devotional by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi]

Text: Psalms 61:1-8 (KJV)

Key Verse: “From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I” (Psalm 61:2).

MESSAGE:

Sometimes, the circumstances of life seem to overwhelm us. It appears as if we are covered by a pall of darkness. We are gripped by the fear of a foreboding, evil occurrence. Most people panic at such a time, and might even resort to self-help or other desperate measures. But for children of God, such a time calls for heartfelt prayer for security and assurance.

David found himself in such a situation at least once in his eventful life. It was a lonely and fearful time, when it appeared that God had forgotten him. But David remembered to cry to the Lord. He pleaded with God to hear and answer his prayer; after all, he recognised that wherever he was on earth, God was there. He sought security and protection from God. He pleaded that God should shelter him, like a strong tower, from the enemy.

He affirmed his faith in His faithfulness, having obtained favour from the Lord “as one of those that fear thy name”. He prayed to God for long life and reaffirmed his commitment to Him. He also asked that His mercy and truth should preserve him from evil and pledged to praise God and fulfil his vows.

When life’s journey becomes dreary and dangerous; when we are fearful and frightened by enemies, situations and circumstances; when it appears that we are all alone in the whole wide world, without comfort or consolation, we should remember to turn to God in prayer. We should trust Him to draw near and spring to our help.

Wherever we are, we must know that distance is no barrier to God; His presence is always with us. And in good or bad times, like David, we should learn to praise God and repose utmost faith in Him to protect us.

Thought For The Day: “They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed”.

Bible Reading In One Year: Matthew 12:1; Mark 3; Luke 6

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read Deeper Christian Life Ministry, DCLM Daily Manna HERE 

DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.

Flatimes’ Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.

Topic: Your First and Highest Calling [Kenneth & Gloria Copeland Devotional 9 October 2018]

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. – 1 Corinthians 1:9

Do you know what God wants you to do more than anything else today? He wants you to fellowship with Him.

He wants you to walk with Him and talk with Him. To discuss the things of life with Him. He wants you to draw near to Him and partake of His very nature.

So many of us get so caught up in striving to please God in the things we do that we forget our first and highest calling is just to be in fellowship with Him.

That’s right. God longs for us just to want to be with Him.

Have you ever considered how much it would mean for you to just come to God and say, “Father, I didn’t really come today to get anything. I’ve prayed about my needs already and Your Word says they’re met according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus. So I just came to be with You. If You have anything You’d like to tell me, I’m ready to listen…and I want You to know that whatever I see in Your Word, I’ll do it. I’ll put it into effect in my life.”

Why don’t you tell that to God today? He’s waiting to have fellowship with you.

Scripture Reading: 1 John 1:1-7

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Kenneth and Gloria Copeland’s Daily Devotional Here’’

This message was written by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, the leader of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries (www.KCM.org) that specializes in teaching principles of bible faith – prayer, healing, salvation and other biblical topics.

Topic: Much More Than Words [Our Daily Bread 9 October 2018 Devotional]

Read: Romans 8:22–30, Bible in a Year: Isaiah 32–33; Colossians 1

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. Romans 8:26

At a dedication ceremony during which a Bible translated into a local African language was presented, the area chief was presented with his own copy. In appreciation, he lifted the Bible to the skies and exclaimed, “Now we know God understands our language! We can read the Bible in our own native mother-tongue.”

No matter our language, our heavenly Father understands it. But often we feel unable to express our deepest longings to Him. The apostle Paul encourages us to pray regardless of how we feel. Paul speaks of our suffering world and our own pain: “The whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth” (Romans 8:22), and he compares that to the Holy Spirit’s work on our behalf. “The Spirit helps us in our weakness,” he writes. “We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans” (v. 26).

God’s Holy Spirit knows us intimately. He knows our longings, our heart-language, and our unspoken words, and He helps us in our communication with God. His Spirit draws us to be transformed into the image of God the Son (v. 29).

Our heavenly Father understands our language and speaks to us through His Word. When we think our prayers are weak or too short, His Holy Spirit helps us by speaking through us to the Father. He yearns for us to talk with Him in prayer.

Prayer: Thank You, Lord, for understanding my language and innermost longings. When my prayers are weak and dry, bear me up through Your Spirit.

When we feel weak in our prayers, God’s Spirit helps us in ways we can’t imagine.

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read “Our Daily Bread Devotionals HERE”

This message was written By Lawrence Darmani [Our Daily Bread Ministries.]

Topic: God Sees Only Good In You [TREM 9 October 2018 Daily Devotional]

I have come to realize from scriptures that as a New Testament believer, God does not forget you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. He will never abandon you. He will always be there for you. In today’s bible text, God is simply saying stop running! Your sins have been dealt with! The ancient Prophet Isaiah was looking prophetically in advance at what Christ will do for us.

The book of Ephesians says we have redemption in Christ, even the forgiveness of sins. In other words, God is saying, I have blotted your sin out. I have wiped it out. God has destroyed it as a thick cloud. He says I don’t see sin in you. I see what I have done. I see my faithfulness in you. That is why I don’t call you by what you look, I call you by what I made you. I call you blessed. I called you delivered. Let the weak say I am strong. Let the sick say I am healed. Let the poor say I am rich. God calls you a joyful mother of children. He calls the things that be not as though they were and they come into existence.

You must see from God’s perspective. You won’t catch God calling you what you are passing through. He calls you what you will become. He says, “I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me…” Beloved, stop running from God. Don’t hide from Him. God has redeemed you. He has not only redeemed you, He has glorified Himself in you. He has glorified Himself in your family, your marriage, your business and your job. Hallelujah! He sees only good in you. He has set you free. Walk in this consciousness and expect good always.

Further reading: Isaiah 44:21-27; Ephesians 1:1-10

Daily Bible Reading: Morning- Isaiah 32-33; Evening- Colossians 10

“If you missed yesterday devotional click HERE to read TREM Daily Devotional by Dr. Mike Okonkwo’’

Written by Dr. Mike Okonkwo; Is the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM); a versatile man of God with over 30 years of dedicated service unto the Lord.

Topic: Living To Please God [Seeds of Destiny 9 October 2018 Devotional]

Scripture: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Matthew 3:17

Thought For The Day: Your life is either giving God excitement or causing Him embarrassment.

God is the Owner and the Giver of life (John 14:6, Psalms 36:9). There is a purpose God gives life to everyone. A major purpose God gives us life is for us to please and glorify Him with our lives.

Now, what does it mean to live and please God? Living to please God means living as a source of joy, happiness or satisfaction to God with your lifestyle.

Our anchor Scripture shows clearly how God is pleased with His Son, Jesus Christ. This was also the case of Job in Job 1:8. Job pleased God with His lifestyle to the point where God began to boast about him to the devil. The question is, what took Job to that realm? It was a lifestyle of pleasing to God.

Today, there are children of God who bring agony to God by their lifestyles; the way they live disrespects God.

Beloved, how does God feel about your conduct in your place of work, where you live and what you do? Are you giving God pleasure with your life or you are causing Him pain with your life? Is God proud of you or ashamed of you?

The truth is, your life is either giving God excitement or causing Him embarrassment; your life is either a source of pleasure to God or a source of pain to Him.

My counsel is, live to give God pleasure with your life continually all the days of your life.

Remember This: Your life is either giving God excitement or causing Him embarrassment.

Assignments:
1. Determine to give God pleasure with your life
2. Avoid anything that would constitute a source of pain and embarrassment to God

Prayer: Lord, I thank You for Your Word to me today. I refuse to cause You pain with my lifestyle. I connect the grace to bring You pleasure and excitement like Job did, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING GET THIS MESSAGE: SEVEN-WAY LIFESTYLE TEST.

Quote: You are meant to represent God anywhere you find yourself; your colleagues must know that your life is pleasing to God by seeing your character. Culled from CAREER AND WORKPLACE WISDOM by Dr. Paul Enenche

Daily Reading: Jeremiah 12:1 to 14:10, 1 Thessalonians 1:to 2:8, Psalm 79:1 to 13, Proverbs 24:30 to 34

Amazing Fact: Plantain leaves are used as plates and often add an aroma to the dish

Today In History: 09/10/1824 – Slavery is abolished in Costa Rica

Don’t Forget To Attend: The two Power-Packed Communion Services tomorrow by 4:45pm and 6:30pm respectively. Invite your friends and loved ones. God bless you

Also Read: Click HERE to read Other Inspirational Messages by Pastor Paul Enenche

Today’s devotional was written by Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors. It is a power-packed arena where God’s Presence, Principles and Power are at work for the salvation, healing and restoration of human destinies and dignities

Flatimes Notice Board: Until you are born again, God ever abiding presence will never be with you. You must be born again to enjoy continuous victory. Please say the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

If you just prayed the prayer of salvation online please send your testimonies and prayer request to [email protected], 07026385437 OR 08141320204.

Topic: Resist The Temptation Of Sin [Andrew Wommack Devotional 9 October 2018]

Luke 22:3 “Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.”

Some people have speculated that Judas betrayed Jesus in an effort to force Jesus into a confrontation with the Roman government. Then He would have to use His supernatural power in self-defense and overthrow the Romans, thereby giving independence back to the nation of Israel.

This idea is based mainly on the response of Judas when he saw that Jesus was condemned. Judas “repented himself” (Mt. 27:3), implying that the condemnation of Jesus was never his intent. However, scripture does not endow Judas with noble (even if misdirected) virtues. He was simply a thief.

This verse makes it very clear that Satan entered into Judas and was responsible for putting the betrayal of Jesus into Judas’ heart. We can be assured that Satan’s only purpose in motivating Judas to betray Jesus was to steal, kill, and destroy (Jn. 10:10).

Moreover, the fact that Satan possessed Judas does not acquit Judas of the responsibility for his actions. The devil goes about seeking whom he may devour (1 Pet. 5:8). He cannot devour just anyone. We have to give place to him. By being a thief, Judas gave Satan access to him. He may have never intended to betray Jesus and therefore “repented himself” when he saw that Jesus was condemned. Once he began to willfully submit to the sin of thievery, it was hard to stop.

Sin cannot be controlled. We cannot just sin “a little.” Sin, like a cancer, always grows until it brings forth death. Submitting ourselves to God and resisting the devil is our only guarantee against being devoured by the devil (Jas. 4:7). When we choose to sin, we are not submitting to God or resisting the devil.

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click HERE to read Andrew Wommack Daily Devotional

This message was written by The Association of Related Ministries International (ARMI) is an extension of Andrew Wommack Ministries (AWM). ARMI is a unique partnership committed to providing resources to help like-minded ministers succeed in a spirit of excellence and to draw from the experience and expertise of both the AWM and Charis Bible College staff. (www.awmi.net).

Topic: The Real Source of Power [Billy Graham Devotional 9 October 2018]

But seek ye first the kingdom of God . . . — Matthew 6:33

A man or a woman who has been focusing all attention on financial gains, or business, or social prestige, or who has centered all his affection on some one person, experiences a devastating sense of loss when denied the thing that has given life its meaning. In these tragic moments, the individual recognizes how terribly and completely alone he is.

In that moment the Holy Spirit may cause the worldly bandages to fall from his eyes so that he sees clearly for the first time. He recognizes that God is the only source of real power, and the only enduring fountainhead of love and companionship.

Prayer for the day: From out of the depths, Lord, my eyes have seen that only You are unchanging, eternal love. Help me to put You first in everything I do.

If you missed yesterday devotional, please click to read Billy Graham’s Daily Devotional HERE

Written by Billy Graham, Founder of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association(BGEA). BGEA exists to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by every effective means and to equip the church and others to do the same.